Questions about using the function keys in Ubuntu.
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Samsung laptop functions under Ubuntu 13.04
I recently bought a new Samsung 350E laptop and it's great. However some of it's functions are not working well under Ubuntu (unlike Win7).
Fan is running constantly, while it's mostly silent under ...
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FN Keys on Asus UX31A and LXDE vs Unity
I have an ASUS UX31A running Ubuntu 13.04. Everything is working great including ALL of the FN keys such as dim screen and dim keyboard backlight.
But I am using the machine to run a VM to do some ...
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Can't switch between Console mode and GUI
I'm new to Linux/Ubuntu and experiencing the following problem:
I start my computer, and get to the GUI where I can login. When I click Ctrl+Alt+F1 I will get to the first of the consoles, everything ...
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Unable to turn off wifi with fn-F2 keys
Everything was fine on 12.04 LTS.
I fresh installed 13.04. In 12.04 and Windows (now removed), Fn-F2 keys were turning off wifi (LED OFF). In 13.04 this combination only turns off wifi in network ...
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Fn key switches on and off, randomly
My F keys sometimes require the FN key to be used, and then later at a seemingly random time they don't. For example Guake sometimes requires me to hold FN + F12 to use it when normally its just F12.
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Can I get my laptop fn-keys to work in Ubuntu?
I have a Samsung Series 5 laptop, model NP535U3C-A01SE. I recently decided to try Ubuntu and installed 12.04 LTS. One thing that bothers me is that my function keys don't work properly.
I read on a ...
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How to make the brightness keys work on an HP Folio 13?
In my HP Folio 13 laptop with Ubuntu 13.04 the brightness control works with the slider in the system Brightness & Lock settings, but the brightness function keys don't. Also, the brightness level ...
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Help Adjusting Britness on Acer Aspire M5-581T-6807 Via the Function keys
I have opened terminal and tried the following commands.
sudo nano /etc/default/grub
I entered my password.
Found
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
and change it to say
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FN key on Toshiba Satellite L750D only works after suspend
I have a small issue with Ubuntu 12.04 64bit on my Toshiba Satellite L750D where the "FN" key only work after I suspend the machine then wake it up. This is required so I can change the screen ...
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13.04 - Fn volume keys not working on Dell Inspiron 1470
I'm using a Dell Inspiron 1470, and eversince I updated to 13.04, none of the Fn keys are working, except for brightness and WiFi.
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Function keys aren't working on Asus S56C Ultrabook
I own a ASUS S56C Ultrabook. I have Windows 7 installed with all hot keys working properly. I removed Windows 7 and installed Ubuntu 11.10. In Ubuntu 11.10 the hot keys aren't working (Brightness, ...
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Hotkeys not working (Megaware black purple laptop)
When I type fn + (f9, f10, f11 or f12), they don't do their functions (touch pad lock, sound on/off, decrease sound, increase sound). What do I need to do to fix this?
--I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 on my ...
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Brightness function keys not working
I have an ASUS X55A-SPD0204O laptop. The rest of the FN+Fx (where x = number) like sound + - mute, screen turn off, wireless etc. work perfectly.
The problem is with the 2 brightness keys. They just ...
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HP DM4-1028tx function keys not fully functional
Only the brightness, sound and WiFi functions seem to be working.
The rewind, play/pause, stop and forward keys cause a rounded grey square to pop up with a stop sign.
The help key doesn't seem to ...
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Why is Cinnamon blocking function keys? F1-12 aren't getting to the terminal
I map the function keys in vim to modify a ton of stuff, from syntax line numbering to autoindenting to changing the tab width and syntax highlighting.
Unity was a major problem here because if I ...
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Why does Wireless function key not effect the wireless card but only Bluetooth?
My wireless card is switched off at start up of my computer and I cannot switch it on with function key. It only switches on or off the Bluetooth instead.
Is there any other key that opens the ...
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How to remap the F1-12 keys to require the Fn key + F1-12
I recently bought a new laptop, and mapped the F10/11/12 keys to media controls so that I would be able to just press, say, F10 to mute the volume. However, I now cannot use the F10 key normally. ...
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How can I get media keys working on my Dell Vostro 2520?
Some of combinations with Fn on my Dell Vostro 2520 don't seem to work.
Fn+F8 (rewind back)
Fn+F9 (play/stop)
Fn+F10 (rewind forward)
I think that these keys need to be set up system-wide. I ...
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Nvidia control function key with xbacklight
I aways had problems with nvidia brightness control, and since 2009 I use the nvidiabl. But there is a issue that brightness sometimes came back to full backlight.
So, since the nvidia is with new ...
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Ubuntu 12.10, HP Pavilion dv7 & Function keys
I know that function keys are some specialty for Linux systems, but anyway, does anybody have some workaround to get it working like its done for Asus EEE & EEEBuntu? but also for other laptops ...
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Toshiba Satellite Pro L300 - Problems with FN keys (Quantal)
I'm wondering if there could be a solution to the problem on topic: I don't have any of the FN+keys working propretly, should I expect something different? I'm looking in a way to get back fn+f6 and ...
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Editing / Changing the Functios Keys (F1-F12) in Ubuntu 12.10 (console)
I need to edit the funcions keys in the console of the Ubuntu 12.10 Server (tty1 to tty12).
The emulation is VT220.
Is this posible ??
For example
F1 = ^[OP Change to ^[[M
F2 = ^[OQ Change to ...
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Ubuntu 9.10 server vs Ubuntu 12.10 server
I have a program running in cobol on a Ubuntu 9.10 server, both without the X enviroment only from the consule (tty1 -tty12) and telnet users using ALPHACOM V8 (windows terminal using LINUX emulator)
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How to toggle wireless using a script
My laptop comes with the option to toggle wireless with the Fn+F12 key, but unfortunately this key doesn't work. Now inspired by this question, I would like to write a script that can toggle the ...
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How do I get the function keys working on an Asus N56DP?
I have an ASUS N56D. It has the latest BIOS v.214 and I have installed Kubuntu 12.10 on it. The volume function keys and the screen brightness control keys work. However, the keyboard light key does ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 laptop keyboard key 'T' working as Function F9. Not able to reset [closed]
I use Ubuntu 12.10 on my Lenovo ideapad laptop (U300e). While working, I found that my key 'T' (or 't') is working as F9 . I didn't make any changes intensionally to do this.
Can you tell me how to ...
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Lenovo Y400 ubuntu 12.04 can't change brightness
The ubuntu seems to be always on the max brightness.
I cannot change the brightness. Really strange.
What I have tried:
1 Install the latest Nvidia Driver does not work
2 change x
sudo gedit ...
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Function Keys don't work
I know this is a commonly asked question, but some function keys dont work (Fn + F5, F6, C, V and Space). I got the Asus eeePC F201E-KX067DU which came shipped with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and after the ...
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Detect Fn + Space on ThinkPad for Zoom
I have a ThinkPad W520, and I'm on Ubuntu 12.10. While most of the special Fn keys are configured, I'm not able to get Fn+Space to work. Usually, this is the zoom command. Is it possible to catch this ...
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Function keys on an external keyboard
So I bought a keyboard for my laptop. Unfortunately, it doesn't have the function key (though I know many people say it's useless). On my laptop, I control volume with the function key and F9-11. How ...
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Asus ux42vs brightness control key Fn+5, Fn+6 does not work
I have installed on my notebook asus ux42vs ubuntu 12.10
All fn keys seems to work fine, but brightness keys does not work. I've tried to config it usiong this question Why are the screen brightness ...
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Workspace Shifter Hot-Keys
I don't know if it's just me, or my installation, but I set F9-F12 for all four of my Ubuntu workspaces, and it works until the 3rd boot up. Every 3 times I turn my Laptop on I have to reset just the ...
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Function keys for ASUS n56vm not working
i have installed Ubuntu 12.10 (64bits) (3.5.0-18 kernel) on an ASUS N56VM.
Most fn+key are working except for:
brightness keys (fn+f5/fn+f6) don't work.
fn+c - gamma keys
fc+v - camera
fn+space - ...
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Where to start for writing function key code for keyboard?
On my laptop some function key functionality does not work.
I would like to write code to make them work. How or where does one go to start doing this? I already know C and various other languages; I ...
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Why are the screen brightness keys on my ASUS N56VZ not working?
All the Fn + Key work except F5/F6 which control the screen brightness.
How can I get them to work?
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Every function key on laptop works except for brightness
I have an Asus UX21A, and I'm pleased to discover that almost all the hardware functions and features work perfectly with Ubuntu 12.10.
The only thing that is not working straight "out of the box" ...
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The space bar does not function correctly
In terminal, I wrote; sudo rm /var/lib/mpd/music then the command line showed like this;
sudo: rm/var/lib/mpd/music:command not found
How can I fix it. My ubuntu version is 12.04.1 LTS.
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Ubuntu 12.04 Wifi/Brightness Fn Keys don't work
I have scoured the Internet trying to find a solution to my problem.
I have a Toshiba L755D-S5171 and like many people the Fn key works to a very small extent.
The Fn+3/4 works to vol-down/up ...
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is it possible to make nautilus open with two panes by default? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I make Nautilus open with a extra panel by default?
Other than usign xdotool to send F3 to nautilus when it starts.
(which is a solution..)
I'm wondering if ...
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Specific function keys not working
My Toshiba C800 laptop (12.04lts desktop) has special function keys as follows:
fn+
F2-BRIGHTNESS DOWN
F3-BRIGHTNESS UP
F4-DISPLAY SELECT
F5-TOUCH PAD on/off
F6-PREVIOUS
F7-PLAY/PAUSE
F8-NEXT
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How to swap between FN and Ctrl keys?
I have a Think Pad at work and the keyboard is really killing me (the left Ctrl is not on the most left and it has the FN key there).
I use a lot of Ctrl + C, Ctrl + v while writing code and this FN ...
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Samsung NP355V5C-S03IN Laptop function key is not working
I have a Samsung NP355V5C-S03IN laptop.
When using the function key to control volume, it is stuck. The wireless key is not working either.
Please advise me on a good driver for my motherboard.
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Hardware buttons problem. The panel with hardware buttons is missing
I have problem with hardware buttons. I have MSI vr630x, but my panel with buttons for WiFi, camera and bluetooth are missing (it has been removed at all).
Is there a way to turn devices on? I have ...
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FN keys for backlight are not working on Asus A8He + Xubuntu 12.04
I did a fresh installation of Xubuntu 12.04 on my Asus A8He laptop. While the Fn keys for sound regulation work properly, those for regulation of brightness do not work.
I tried to modify grub file ...
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Setting brightness [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
fn + arrow keys don't adjust actual brightness on an Acer Aspire 5740
I've just bought the new acer aspire s3. I've installed ubuntu 12.04: it works really well but ...
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Backlight of keyboard and brightness values saving in Ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
There's an issue with an Alpha/Beta Release of Ubuntu, what should I do?
I have asus zenbook UX32VD and installed Ubuntu 12.10.
I can't control backlight of keyboard ...
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How to turn on laptop's functional keys?
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 but key Fn+F2 Fn+F3 and etc doesn't work like in Windows 7.
I have laptop ASUS ZenBook UX32VD. How can I enable those keys?
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alt + tab not working properly
ALT+Tab functionality has suddenly started misbehaving. it's showing only desktop and the current active app instead of all the applications opened.
For eg currently, opened applications are firefox ...
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How to program Logitech function keys?
most Logitech keyboards have function keys and by pressing the FN button and one of F1 to F12 they perform some specific function.
In Windows, for example with "SetPoint", you can change their ...
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Can't adjust brightness on Samsung RV420 with fn keys
Typing ls /sys/class/backlight/*/brightness outputs
/sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness
/sys/class/backlight/samsung/brightness
The max_brightness for the second is 8, but changing it ...
